Hurricanes Schedule Released

The full NHL schedule was released on Sunday and the Carolina Hurricanes are probably pleased with what they see.

There are 16 back-to-back games, down from 20 last season, and 22 of their 41 home games will be played on the weekends, (Friday, Saturday, or Sunday).

After their initial back-to-back against the New York Islanders, the team returns home for a game against Buffalo on October 14.  Then they will travel and will not return to Raleigh until November 1.

The Canes will spend most of the month of March on home ice as 11 of 15 games scheduled will be at the PNC.  They will also finish the season with five straight Saturday home games, which are traditionally best for attendance.

The club will be on the road before and after most holidays as other key dates include a New Year's Eve game at Pittsburgh, games the night before Thanksgiving and night after Thanksgiving in Florida and Pittsburgh, and also road games before and after Christmas.

Coach Bill Peters faces his former team for the first time when the Detroit Red Wings come to town on December 7.

Carolina also will have a nice break during the All Star festivities as they are off from January 19 to 27.

See the entire schedule below from CH.com.